EP2200299B1 - System aus Videodatenwiedergabevorrichtung und Aufzeichnungsmedium und Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung für Spezialwiedergabe in einem Doppelrahmenanzeigeformat. - Google Patents

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EP2200299B1
EP2200299B1 EP20100158803 EP10158803A EP2200299B1 EP 2200299 B1 EP2200299 B1 EP 2200299B1 EP 20100158803 EP20100158803 EP 20100158803 EP 10158803 A EP10158803 A EP 10158803A EP 2200299 B1 EP2200299 B1 EP 2200299B1
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  • the present invention relates to a video data reproducing apparatus which receives plural sets of video data and outputs a playback video formed by combining a plurality of decoded videos that are acquired by decoding the plural sets of video data, as well as relating to a video data generating apparatus for video data which will be used to output a playback video by combining a plurality of decoded videos that are acquired from the plural sets of video data.
  • Picture in picture is a function for displaying two images at the same time by superimposing a small child frame over the screen (parent frame).
  • This function is used for, for example "multi-angle representation” for displaying a video taken from a different angle of view from that of the video for the parent frame or for “commentary display” for displaying additional information in a commentary style as to the video of the parent frame (for example, displaying a director' s commentary video or the like for recording untold stories during shooting the video).
  • This picture-in-picture function is realized for example by a process made up of decoding two sets of video data over two different layers and superimposing these decoded videos, as shown in FIG. 17 .
  • FIG. 18 shows different display styles of a video in the child frame in picture-in-picture functionality; the child frame may be a rectangular video 1801 or may be a video 1802 having an arbitrary shape.
  • the picture-in-picture function and the method of realizing it are described in for example patent document 1 and others.
  • the special playback refers to video playback modes different from the normal playback mode, including slow-motion playback, frame-by-frame playback, reverse playback in addition to video playback at high speeds such as double-speed playback, four-speed playback etc.
  • FIG. 19 shows three typical routes (broadcasting, communication (network) and package distribution) when video content is distributed from a distributor to a consumer.
  • the basic part is sent by broadcasting or package distribution while additional part is sent by communication (network).
  • communication network
  • the present invention has been devised in view of the above problem, it is therefore an object to provide a video data reproducing apparatus and video data generating apparatus and the like, which makes it possible to realize a playback style that reflects the distributor's intention for the way of reproduction during the special playback of a picture-in-picture video.
  • US 6,553179 discloses a multimedia optical disc which includes a lot of blocks each of which stores moving picture data, audio data, sub-picture data, and control information. Each piece of moving picture data, audio data, sub-picture data, and control information in the same block has the same reproduction time limit.
  • Each piece of control information includes a mask flag indicating whether to mask a key interrupt requesting a special reproduction such as fast forward, the key interrupt being generated by the user by pressing a key on a remote controller and the like. The mask flag is effective for the key interrupt generated during the reproduction time limit stored in the control information.
  • a system comprising a video synthesizing apparatus and a recording medium, the recording medium having a plurality of sets of video data and management data regarding at least one of the plurality of sets of video data recorded thereon, said plurality of sets of video data operable to be reproduced by the video synthesizing apparatus such that a playback video is obtained by combining videos of the plurality of sets of video data, in a dual-frame display format including a picture-in-picture format, wherein the management data includes indication information that, while a video in one frame within the playback video is being played in the special mode, designates a playback style of a video in the other frame within the playback video, and the video synthesizing apparatus is configured to read out the plurality of sets of video data and the management data from the recording medium and combine the videos of the plurality of sets of video data in the playback style in accordance with the indication information included in the management data, and output the playback video of the playback style in the indicated special mode.
  • the recording medium further records a computer program that when executed by the video synthesizing apparatus enables the video synthesizing apparatus to perform the output of the playback video in the indicated special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is displayed while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is played in the special mode while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a parent frame is played in the special mode while a video in a child frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame format, whether or not a video in one frame is displayed while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame display format, whether or not a video in one frame is played in the special mode while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a system comprising a video synthesizing apparatus and a recording medium, the recording medium having a plurality of sets of video data recorded thereon, said plurality of sets of video data operable to be reproduced by the video synthesizing apparatus such that a playback video is obtained by combining videos of the plurality of sets of video data, in a dual-frame display format including a picture-in-picture format, wherein at least one of the plurality of sets of video data includes indication information that, while a video in one frame within the playback video is being played in a special mode, designates a playback style of a video in the other frame within the playback video, and the video synthesizing apparatus is configured to read out the plurality of sets of video data from the recording medium and combine the videos of the plurality of sets of video data in the playback style in accordance with the indication information included in at least one of the plurality of sets of video data, and output the playback video of the playback style in the indicated special mode.
  • the recording medium further records a computer program that when executed by the video synthesizing apparatus enables the video synthesizing apparatus to performs the output of the playback video in the indicated special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is displayed while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is played in the special mode while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a parent frame is played in the special mode while a video in a child frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame format, whether or not a video in one frame is displayed while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame display format, whether or not a video in one frame is played in the special mode while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a video data generating apparatus for generating video data which will be used to output a playback video that is obtained by combining videos of a plurality of sets of video data, comprising: an indication information writing means for writing indication information that designates a playback style of the playback video, into at least one of the plurality of sets of video data, wherein the playback style refers to a playback style in a dual-frame display format including a picture-in-picture format, and the indication information is information that, while a video in one frame within the playback video is being played in a special mode, indicates the playback style of a video in another frame within the playback video.
  • a video data generating apparatus for generating video data which will be used to output a playback video that is obtained by combining videos of a plurality of sets of video data, comprising: a management data generating means for generating management data regarding the video data; and an indication information writing means for writing indication information that designates a playback style of the playback video, into the management data generated by the management data generating means, wherein the playback style refers to a playback style in a dual-frame display format including a picture-in-picture format, and the indication information is information that, while a video in one frame within the playback video is being played in a special mode, indicates the playback style of a video in another frame within the playback video.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is displayed while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a child frame is played in the special mode while a video in a parent frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is the picture-in-picture format
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the picture-in-picture format, whether or not a video in a parent frame is played in the special mode while a video in a child frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame format, whether or not a video in one frame is displayed while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • a display format of the playback video is a double-frame display format in which two videos do not overlap each other
  • the indication information is information that indicates, in the double-frame display format, whether or not a video in one frame is played in the special mode while a video in the other frame is being played in the special mode.
  • an indication flag that designates the playback style of the video in the child frame (whether the video should follow the special playback of the parent frame) during special playback of the video in the parent frame is included in the video data of the video for the child frame.
  • the flag is stored in the management data that is independent from the video data for the parent frame and child frame. In this way, indication information using the indication flag is handled with video data when the video data is distributed or the like.
  • the stored indication flag is read out and made use of so that it becomes possible to execute the special playback in picture-in-picture mode in accordance with the distributor's intention (the video in the child frame can be played in the special mode following the video playback of the parent frame or can be played independently). As a result, the playback style in picture-in-picture mode will not depend on the player's existing configuration.
  • FIGS. 1 through 12 a video reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 12 .
  • FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a video reproducing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 1 receives two sets of video data (encoded video streams), decodes these and produces an output display of a combined video of the decoded videos to display the combined video.
  • the video displayed in the parent frame in a picture-in-picture representation and the video displayed in the child frame in a picture-in-picture representation hereinbelow will be called "main video" and "sub video", respectively, in distinction from each other.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 1 is comprised of: a flag reader 101 for reading out an aftermentioned indication flag from the video data for sub video; decoders 102 and 103 for decoding the encoded data of respective sets of video data; buffers (BFs) 104 and 105 for buffering the associated decoded videos to output them in accordance with synthesizing timing; a synthesizer 106 for synthesizing these decoded videos; a display unit 107 for displaying the output video; an input unit 108 for receiving user input; and a decoding manager 109 for controlling the decoding processes of decoders 102 and 103. Further, the above synthesizer 106 includes an adjuster 110 for adjusting the decoded video for sub video as to its display size and displayed position for synthesizing.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 1 in flag reader 101 an aftermentioned indication flag is read out from video data and output.
  • an aftermentioned indication flag is read out from video data and output.
  • management information accompanying video information required to decode data, such as information that indicates the encoded format of video and the like, information required to reproduce video, such as play list information that specifies the temporal video clipping and joining
  • the indication flag that designates a playback style during the special playback is read out from the video data for sub video.
  • the thus read-out indication flag is input to decoding manager 109 to be used during the special playback of the picture-in-picture video.
  • decoding manager 109 The specific content of the indication flag will be detailed afterwards.
  • the video data for main video and the video data for sub video are input to decoders 102 and 103 to decode them sequentially. Then, each of the decoded video data is temporarily stored in buffer (BF) 104 or 105, and sent out to synthesizer 106 after output timing adjustment.
  • BF buffer
  • Synthesizer 106 incorporates adjuster 110.
  • the decoded video corresponding to sub video is input to adjuster 110 from BF 105.
  • image size adjustment and displayed position setting of the sub video are carried out.
  • the numerical values specifying the image size and displayed position of the sub video may have been previously stored as synthesizing parameters in video reproducing apparatus 1 or may be input by the user. Alternatively, they may be determined interactively with the user.
  • the thus adjusted sub video is laid over, and combined with, the decoded video corresponding to the main video that is input from BF 104.
  • this transmittance may have been stored beforehand as a synthesizing parameter in video reproducing apparatus 1 or may be determined interactively with the user.
  • the picture-in-picture video thus combined by and output from synthesizer 106 is displayed on a monitor or the like through display unit 107.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 1 includes input unit 108, which receives a special playback direction from the user.
  • Input unit 108 as it receives the special playback direction input, converts it into special playback indication information that represents the direction content and sends the special playback indication information to decoding manager 109.
  • Decoding manager 109 receives the special playback indication information from input unit 108 and the indication flag that designates the playback style during the special playback, read out from the video data for sub video by flag reader 101.
  • Decoding manager 109 controls the processes of two decoders 102 and 103 and synthesizer 106 so as to perform the special playback in the picture in picture mode, with one of the playback styles shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 .
  • the indication flag input through flag reader 101 is used to determine in which playback style the special playback should be done.
  • Playback style (A) shown in FIG. 2 shows a playback style in which when the special playback of the main video is directed, the sub video is also played in the special mode following the main video.
  • decoding manager 109 of video reproducing apparatus 1 directs two decoders 102 and 103 to execute the special playback (the decoding processes for the special playback) in synchronism.
  • decoders 102 and 103 receive this direction, they thin the frames of data to be decoded, for example, decode and output I-frames only when high-speed playback is selected, to realize high-speed playback of both the main and sub videos.
  • the thus output decoded videos are input to synthesizer 106 similarly to the normal playback, where they are combined to be output and displayed.
  • Playback style (B) shown in FIG. 3 shows a playback style in which when the special playback of main video is directed, the output of sub video is stopped while the special playback of main video is being played, and when the normal playback of main video is restarted, the sub video is combined once again and displayed from the time position corresponding to the time position of the main video from which the normal playback is restarted.
  • decoding manager 109 of video reproducing apparatus 1 directs decoder 102 alone to execute the special playback (a decoding process for the special playback). Also, decoding manager 109 directs synthesizer 106 to stop combining sub video during the special playback.
  • decoding manager 109 directs decoder 102 to perform the normal playback (a decoding process for the normal playback) and also directs decoder 103 to start decoding the video data of sub video from the time position corresponding to the time position of the main video from which the normal playback is restarted. Then, after normal playback is restarted, both the main and sub decoded images are input to synthesizer 106 where they are combined to be output and displayed.
  • the playback styles in FIGS. 2 and 3 are the examples in which main video and sub video are reproduced in synchronization. That is, in the playback styles in FIGS. 2 and 3 , main video and sub video are played back based on the same time reference.
  • Playback style (C) shown in FIG. 4 shows a playback style in which when the special playback of main video is directed, main video only is played in the special mode while sub video remains being played normally.
  • decoding manager 109 of video reproducing apparatus 1 directs decoder 102 alone to execute the special playback (a decoding process for the special playback).
  • Decoder 103 continues decoding for the normal playback. Then the main video that is output in the special playback mode from decoder 102 and the sub video that is output in the normal playback mode from decoder 103 are input to synthesizer 106 similarly to the normal playback mode, whereby they are combined to be output and displayed.
  • Playback style (D) shown in FIG. 5 shows a playback style in which when the special playback of main video is directed, the output of sub video is stopped while the special playback of main video is continued, and after the normal playback of the main video is restarted, the sub video is restarted to be synthesized and displayed from the time position where the sub video was stopped.
  • decoding manager 109 of video reproducing apparatus 1 directs decoder 102 alone to execute the special playback (a decoding process for the special playback). Also, decoding manager 109 directs synthesizer 106 to stop synthesizing of the sub video during the special playback.
  • decoding manager 109 directs decoder 102 to perform the normal playback (a decoding process for the normal playback) and also directs decoder 103 to start decoding of the sub video from the position where the sub video was stopped when the special playback was started. Then, after the normal playback is restarted, both main and sub videos are input to synthesizer 106 where they are combined to be output and displayed.
  • the playback styles in FIGS. 4 and 5 are the examples in which reproduction of main video and that of sub video become asynchronous when the special playback is performed. That is, in the playback styles in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the main video and sub video are played based on different reference points of time.
  • the indication flag read out at flag reader 101 and input to decoding manager 109 is used to determine in which style, among the above-described styles, the special playback is performed. That is, the value of the indication flag contained in the video data for sub video controls whether the sub video is played synchronously ( FIGS. 2 and 3 ) or asynchronously ( FIGS. 4 and 5 ) with the main video.
  • the following three types are defined as the indication flags to be set.
  • this flag is "true"
  • the sub video is always played independently (e.g., in the normal mode) from the special playback of the main video.
  • this flag is "true ", sub video is always played in the special mode, following main video.
  • the video data contains any one or more of these indication flags, based on the value or the values, the playback style in picture in picture during the special playback in video reproducing apparatus 1 is determined.
  • Tables in FIG. 6 show specific corresponding relationships between the values of these indication flags and possible playback styles (A) ( FIG. 2 ) and (C) ( FIG. 4 ).
  • Table 601 in FIG. 6 shows the relationships between the value of the playback style indication flag, "independent” or “dependent” and the playback style which video reproducing apparatus 1 is permitted to take when the playback style indication flag is “independent” or “dependent”.
  • the playback style indication flag is "independent”
  • sub video does not follow the special playback of main video and is played in the normal mode based on an independent reference time.
  • the playback style indication flag is "dependent”
  • sub video follows the special playback of main video and is played in special mode based on the same reference time.
  • the value of this flag can be interpreted as directly indicating whether the positions of I-frames are adjusted (the flag value is "dependent") or not matched (the flag value is "independent").
  • Table 602 in FIG. 6 shows the relationships between the value of the dependent playback disable flag, "true” or “false” and the playback style which video reproducing apparatus 1 is permitted to take when the dependent playback disable flag is "true” or "false”.
  • the dependent playback disable flag is "true”
  • sub video does not follow the special playback of main video and is played in the normal mode based on an independent reference time.
  • video reproducing apparatus 1 can play in either mode.
  • table 603 in FIG. 6 shows the relationships between the value of the independent playback disable flag, "true” or “false” and the playback style which video reproducing apparatus 1 is permitted to take when the independent playback disable flag is "true” or "false”.
  • the independent playback disable flag is "true”
  • sub video is played in the special mode based on the same reference time, following the special playback of main video.
  • video reproducing apparatus 1 can play in either mode.
  • the indication flags shown herein are mere examples, and any of these is a binary flag taking values of '0' and '1'. However, it is also possible to define and use a further complex indication flag taking multiple values. For example, it is possible to define an indication flag that prohibits dependent playback and permits independent playback and prohibits independent playback in the style of stopping reproduction of sub video as in FIG. 5 and only permits independent playback in the style of continuing normal playback of sub video as in FIG. 4 .
  • the former (the flag that represents whether playback is done 'dependently' or 'independently') and the latter (the flag that represents whether sub video is 'displayed' or 'not displayed') may be named 'playback indication flag' and 'display indication flag' for distinction.
  • playback style (A) of FIG. 2 is selected.
  • the sub video combined with main video can be seen as if the sub video were completely part of the main video, hence this style has the effect of showing main video and sub video so as not to be distinguishable in appearance. Therefore, if the video distributor wants such effect, each indication flag is set as above.
  • the playback indication flag is set at 'dependent' and the display indication flag is set at 'not displayed' so as to select playback style (B) of FIG. 3 .
  • playback style (C) of FIG. 4 is selected. This is the playback style to which a sub video which has markedly high priority, such as a sub video whose actual playback time is strictly determined, is applied, and the playback of the sub video will not stop until the sub video is completely played.
  • an indication flag given with video data makes it possible to designate the playback style during the special playback in video reproducing apparatus 1.
  • This indication flag is added on the side of the video data distributor when the video data of sub video is produced.
  • FIG. 7 shows a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a video data generating apparatus 11.
  • Video data generating apparatus 11 includes an encoder 701, a flag setter 702 and a flag writer 703.
  • Directional input from a video distributor is converted into an indication flag in flag setter 702.
  • Input video is encoded by encoder 701 and converted into video data (encoded video steam). Then, the indication flag is stored into the video data (encoded video stream) through flag writer 703.
  • the video distributor can specify the video data so that it is played in the special mode in picture in picture on a video reproducing apparatus in a playback style designated by the distributor.
  • FIG. 8 shows examples of video data generated by video data generating apparatus 11 of FIG. 7 , particularly showing examples of embedded positions of indication flags.
  • the indication flag may be embedded in the sequence header of video data (encoded video stream) (801), the indication flag may be embedded in each packet header (802), or when management information (play list information etc.) associated with an encoded video stream is recorded inside the video data, the indication flag may be stored in the management information (803).
  • the embedded position of the indication flag in video data should not be limited to these.
  • the above video reproducing apparatus 1 was described taking an example in which the indication flag is included in the input video data (encoded video stream), but the invention is not limited to this.
  • the data stream of video data is given with a data stream (management data stream) in which management information for managing the video data stream (the information required for data decoding such as information representing the video encoding system and/or information required for video reproduction such as play st information specifying temporal video clipping and joining) is given, and these data streams are input in a multiplexed data form, the indication flagmaybe stored in the management data stream, instead of being stored in the video data stream.
  • the video data input to the aforementioned video reproducing apparatus 1 was described taking an example in which the indication flag is included in the video data of the sub video, however, not limited to this it is also possible that the indication flag is input while being stored in the video data of main video.
  • the indication flag in this case functions as a flag that indicates whether an arbitrary sub video should or should not follow the special playback of the main video when the video data of an arbitrary sub video is combined with the video data of that main video.
  • FIG. 9 illustratively summarizes the differences of these input patterns.
  • Designated at 91 and 92 are patterns where two sets of video data (encoded video streams) including an indication flag are input. Pattern 91 is the same as the portion ⁇ in FIG. 1 .
  • Designated at 93 and 94 are patterns where management data (stream) including an indication flag and a video data (stream) are multiplexed so that the multiplexed data is input.
  • Separators 903 and 904 are functional units for separating the management data from the multiplexed data. Here, description of the handling of the separated management data is omitted.
  • Patterns 91 and 93 show the cases where the indication flag is included in the video data (or corresponding management data) on the sub video side, whereas patterns 92 and 94 show the cases where the indication flag is included in the video data (or corresponding management data) on the main video side. Any of these patterns has two sets of video data and one indication flag as its output and can be connected in place of the portion ⁇ in FIG. 1 .
  • the multiplexed data is depicted to as being formed of two data streams of video data and management data alone, but practically audio data streams and other data streams also may be multiplexed. These are not illustrated in FIG. 9 for simplicity.
  • FIG. 10 shows examples of video data (encoded video stream) and a management data stream that constitute multiplexed data.
  • the indication flag is embedded in playback management information (play list information etc.) regarding the video data (encoded video stream) (1001), or is stored in decoding management information (encoding system information etc.) regarding the video data (encoded video stream) (1002).
  • the embedded position of the indication flag in the management data is not limited to this drawing.
  • Two decoders 102 and 103 in FIG. 1 eithermayhave identical decoding capacities ormayhave different decoding capacities.
  • which set of video data should be assigned to the video data for main video or to the video data for sub video has been determined beforehand when they are input. Accordingly, it is possible to define a set of video data having a lower resolution (smaller image size) than that of main video as being dedicated for sub video.
  • a dedicated decoder that decodes video of lower resolution may be used for decoding the video data dedicated for sub video.
  • video reproducing apparatus 1 in FIG. 1 there could be a case where the video data to be input is video data that has not been encoded. In this case, no decoding of video data is needed, so that decoders 102 and 103, being no longer necessary to be functional blocks for decoding, can be replaced with functional blocks (separators 102' and 103') that separate the input video data appropriately and output them. Further, decoding manager 109 can be replaced with a functional block (separation manager 109') for managing the aforementioned functional blocks (separators 102' and 103') so as to perform separation and output of the video data.
  • decoding manager 109 can be replaced with a functional block (separation manager 109') for managing the aforementioned functional blocks (separators 102' and 103') so as to perform separation and output of the video data.
  • synthesizer 106 in video reproducing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is one that adjusts sub video only and does not make any adjustment for main video (that is, main video is displayed in the full screen) ( FIG. 11(a) )
  • synthesizer 106 can be replaced with a synthesizer 1106 which also includes an adjuster 1110 on the main video side to output adjusted video as shown in FIG. 11(b) .
  • FIG. 12 shows examples of output videos when synthesizer 1106 is used in place.
  • main video can be resized arbitrarily as shown by 1202 in FIG. 12 , or main and sub videos may be laid out side by side as two frames on the screen without the two images overlapping each other, as shown by 1203.
  • the video reproducing apparatus of the present invention can be applied to a video reproducing apparatus that displays two image frames, as shown in 1203 of FIG. 12 . That is, embedding an indication flag in video data enables additional control that designates whether the special playback should be performed on one video in accordance with the specia playback for the other video, it is hence possible to perform the special playback with the video in a double-frame display format in a mode intended by the video distributor side.
  • an indication flag as the information representing the playback style during the special playback in picture in picture is input together with video data, and based on the indication flag the playback style during the special playback is determined. Accordingly, supplying the video data with the indication flag when the video distributor produces the video data, enables the video reproducing apparatus to perform the special playback in the picture-in-picture playback form, in a playback style that was intended by the distributor.
  • each video data has been defined to be for main video or for sub video when it is input, but a video data item produced for sub video may also be input as the video data for main video.
  • the indication flag stored in the video data is disregarded.
  • a video data item containing an indication flag that was generated for main video may be input as the video data for sub video.
  • the indication flag stored in the video data is disregarded.
  • a default playback style may be provided in video reproducing apparatus 1 so that the special playback is performed in the default playback style when no indication flag is detected from either main video or sub video.
  • the indication flag explained in the above first embodiment is a flag that designates the behavior of sub video when main video is played in the special mode.
  • a flag that prohibits sub video from being moved and/or enlarged may be stored together.
  • the flag that prohibits sub video from being moved and/or enlarged is applied to players in which the display size and displayed position of sub video can be changed by the user.
  • the flag that prohibits sub video from being moved and/or enlarged is set to be 'true', the display size and displayed position of sub video are fixed relative to main video so that the user control will be rejected.
  • high-speed playback can also be realized by decoding all the frames first, then thinning the decoded images output from buffers 104 and 105 while adjusting timing, instead of performing the thinning process in the decoders as illustrated in the above embodiment. That is, the video reproducing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 13 a video reproducing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. 13 .
  • FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a video reproducing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 2 includes: flag readers 1301 and 1302 for reading out indication flags from associated sets of video data; decoders 1303 and 1304; buffers (BFs) 1305 and 1306; a synthesizer 1307; a display unit 1308 (including adjusters 1312 and 1313); display unit 1308; an input unit 1309; a decoding manager 1310 and a synthesizing manager 1311 for controlling the synthesizing process performed by synthesizer 1307.
  • flag readers 1301 and 1302 has the same function as flag reader 101 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • decoders 1303 and 1304, buffers 1305 and 1305 and display unit 1308 have the same functions as decoders 102 and 103, buffers 104 and 105 and display unit 107 shown in FIG. 1 , respectively.
  • adjusters 1312 and 1313 have the same function as adjuster 110 shown in FIG. 1 . The operation of video reproducing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment will be described hereinbelow focusing on the difference from video reproducing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment.
  • two inputs of video data are supplied with one having been assigned for the main and the other for the sub in the input stage.
  • This scheme is most efficient when there is a set of video data that is dedicated for sub video, for example, a complimentary video added to a main video or something trivial like a commentary video of untold stories during shooting, which will not be played as main video.
  • the video reproducing apparatus 2 of the second embodiment distinction of two inputs of video data is not made with no classifying them as the main data or the sub data at the input stage, and the two videos are determined to be the main video and the sub video by adjusting the combination of the two videos in the video synthesizing stage.
  • This scheme is most effective when the main video view and the sub video view are frequently swapped, for example, the displayed video views are frequently swapped in a multi-angle representation.
  • video reproducing apparatus 2 includes synthesizing manager 1131, which is a new functional block that is not provided for video reproducing apparatus 1.
  • Input unit 1309 receives from the user a video select indication for swapping the main video and sub video (for selecting one as the main video and the other as the sub video) in addition to a special playback indication. Input unit 1309, when receiving the video select indication, issues video select indication information and transmits it to synthesizing manager 1311.
  • Synthesizing manager 1311 obtains the knowledge of the one for main display and the one for sub display from the aforementioned video select indication information, and sends out synthesizing parameters corresponding to the main video display and the sub video display, indicated by the video select indication information, to adjusters 1312 and 1313. It also notifies synthesizer 1307 of the top and bottom relationship (the sub image is laid over the main image) when they are put in layers. It is also possible to send settings such as transmittance etc. at the same time. Further, the decoding manager sends select information that represents which is selected as the sub video, to decoding manager 1310.
  • Flag readers 1301 and 1302 read out indication flags from the associated sets of input video data, and supply both the read-out indication flags to decoding manager 1310.
  • decoding manager 1310 When decoding manager 1310 receives the special playback indication information issued by input unit 1309 in accordance with the user's special playback direction, the manager, referring to the aforementioned select information (information that represents which is selected as the sub video) supplied from synthesizing manager 1311, identifies the indication flag of the video data to be assigned for sub video, from two indication flags which has been input, and determines the playback style for the special playback in the picture-in-picture mode based on the indication flag, in a similar way to that as shown in the first embodiment.
  • select information information that represents which is selected as the sub video
  • the input two sets of video data are both video data that can be reproduced as main and sub videos. Accordingly, in video reproducing apparatus 2, decoders 1303 and 134 have the completely equivalent functions.
  • FIGS. 14 to 16 Next, a video reproducing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIGS. 14 to 16 .
  • FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of video reproducing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 3 includes a separator 1401 for separating multiplexed data in which plural sets of video data are multiplexed, into plural sets of video data, management data and others; a flag reader 1402 for reading out an indication flag from the management data; two decoders 1403 and 1404; two buffers (BFs) 1405 and 1406; a synthesizer 1407 (including an adjuster 1411); a display unit 1408; an input unit 1409; and a decoding manager 1410.
  • decoders 1403 and 1404, buffers 1405 and 1405, synthesizer 1407, adjuster 1411, display unit 1408 and decoding manager 1410 have the same functions as decoders 102 and 103, buffers 104 and 105, synthesizer 106, adjuster 110, display unit 107 and decoding manager 109 in video reproducing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 , respectively.
  • the video reproducing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment is different from the video reproducing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, only in separator 1401, flag reader 1402 (flag reader 101 in video reproducing apparatus 1) and input unit 1409 (input unit 108 in video reproducing apparatus 1). Now, the video reproducing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment will be described focusing on the difference from the video reproducing apparatuses 1 and 2 according to the first and second embodiments.
  • an indication flag is stored inside the video data (encoded video stream) or inside the management data stream that is related in one-to-one correspondence to the video data, and this indication flag is used to control the playback style in the special playback mode when the video data is reproduced as a sub video view in picture-in-picture playback.
  • an indication flag stored in the management data stream is used to control the playback style in the special playback mode in picture-in-picture playback.
  • the indication flag handled in video reproducing apparatus 3 is not one that represents the playback style for a particular one of the input video data but one that operates in such a manner that, only after one set of data is determined to the main video data and the other is determined to be the sub video data, it controls the playback style of the determined sub video. That is, in video reproducing apparatus 1 one video data, which has been determined as the main video and the other video data, which has been determined as the sub video are input; and in video reproducing apparatus 2, each video data is determined as either the main video or sub video in the synthesizing stage. In contrast, in video reproducing apparatus 3, when the multiplexed data is separated by separator 1401 one of the data is determined as the main video and the other is determined as the sub video, then the processes after decoders 1403 and 1404 follow.
  • Video reproducing apparatus 3 is supplied with multiplexed data made of two sets of video data (encoded video streams) and a management data stream containing an indication flag and displays a video formed by combining the decoded images of the two sets of video data.
  • FIG. 15 shows a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a video data generating apparatus 31 for generating the multiplexed data to be input.
  • Video data generating apparatus 31 of FIG. 15 includes two encoders 1501 and 1502, a management information generator 1503, a flag setter 1504, a flag writer 1505 and a multiplexer 1506.
  • the two input videos are converted into individual sets of video data (encoded video streams) through encoders 1501 and 1502, respectively.
  • Flag setter 1504 generates an indication flag that corresponds to the playback style designated by the video distributor.
  • the generated indication flag is written into the management information (management data stream) that is prepared by management information generator 1503, by flag writer 1505.
  • the management information stored in the management data stream includes: information recorded corresponding to individual video data (decoding management information), such as information representing the encoding system of the video data (encoded video stream) and the like; common information (playback management information) such as play list information that specifies playback of a plurality of sets of video data based on temporal clipping and joining information of video; and others.
  • decoding management information such as information representing the encoding system of the video data (encoded video stream) and the like
  • common information playback management information
  • play list information such as play list information that specifies playback of a plurality of sets of video data based on temporal clipping and joining information of video
  • FIG. 16 shows an example of data (an example of an embedded position of an indication flag) before multiplexing of data generated in video data generating apparatus 31 of FIG. 15 .
  • the indication flag is stored inside the common playback management information in management data stream (1601).
  • These video data and management data are multiplexed by multiplexer 1506, forming multiplexed data.
  • separator 1401 of video reproducing apparatus 3 of FIG. 14 After being supplied with the multiplexed data generated by video data generating apparatus 31 shown in FIG. 15 , separator 1401 of video reproducing apparatus 3 of FIG. 14 operates as follows.
  • input unit 1409 receives from the user a video select indication for swapping the main video and sub video (for selecting one as the main video and the other as the sub video).
  • Input unit 1409 issues corresponding video select indication information and transmits it to separator 1401.
  • Separator 1401 separates the input multiplexed data into two sets of video data and management data, then supplies the video data that has been designated as main video to decoder 1403 and the video data that has been designated as sub video to decoder 1404 in accordance with the supplied video select indication information.
  • the management data output from separator 1401 is supplied to flag reader 1402, where an indication flag is read out.
  • the read-out indication flag is input to decoding manager 1410 and is used to control the playback style during the special playback in picture-in-picture reproduction.
  • the multiplexed data is composed of video data (encoded video streams) and management data (management data stream) alone, but practically, there are cases that audio data and other data are multiplexed.
  • video data encoded video streams
  • management data management data stream
  • video data (encoded data streams) and management data (management data stream) input to video reproducing apparatus 3 are depicted to be input in the multiplexed form. However, they do not necessarily need to be multiplexed. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which two sets of video data and one set of management information are input through different individual channels so that they are processed. That is, the main feature of the video reproducing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment is nothing other than that the indication flag that will not depend on any set of video data and can be used in common with plural sets of video data, is given to the apparatus through the intermediary of the management data.
  • the video reproducing apparatus according to each of the embodiments of the present invention was described on the assumption of the condition in which the video data (and management data) input through transmission paths such as broadcasting and communication is directly reproduced by the video reproducing apparatus.
  • the applicable condition of the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the present invention is applicable to a condition in which video data (and management data) has been recorded on a recording medium in advance and the video data (and management data) recorded on the recording medium is sequentially read out to play it back.
  • Application to package distribution in FIG. 19 corresponds to this.
  • the situation is the same where the data is recorded once on a recording medium through a transmission channel and then the recorded video data (and management data) is read out to play it back. That is, the present invention can be applied to a recording medium on which video data or management data, including an indication flag detailed in each embodiment has been recorded, as well as to a video reproducing apparatus for playing back such a recording medium.
  • the indication flag stored in the video data (or management data) described in each embodiment of the present invention was described as unchangeable information on the playback style during the special playback of picture-in-picture video in order to reflect the video distributor's intention.
  • this indication flag stored in the video data (or management data) may be used on the playback side as a field for recording the user' s playback preference.
  • Such rewriting is done by the video reproducing apparatus, which rewrites the value in the storage field of the indication flag, when recording video data (and management data) input through a transmission channel such as broadcasting, communication or the like onto a recording medium or when reading out video data (and management data) sequentially from a recording medium to play it.
  • This rewriting process maybe done by user's direct input ormaybemodifieddynamically using a program such as Java (registered trademark) or the like. That is, the present invention can be applied to a video reproducing apparatus for the video data or management data, containing an indication flag that was detailed in each embodiment no matter where the indication flag value was finally set up.

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  1. System, das eine Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung und ein Aufzeichnungsmedium enthält, wobei das Aufzeichnungsmedium mehrere Gruppen von Videodaten und Managementdaten, die wenigstens eine der mehreren Gruppen von darauf aufgezeichneten Videodaten betreffen, besitzt, wobei die mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten betriebsfähig sind, durch die Videosynthetsierungsvorrichtung wiedergegeben zu werden, so dass ein Wiedergabevideo durch Kombinieren von Videos der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten in einem Doppelrahmen Anzeigeformat, das ein Bild-im-Bild-Format enthält, erhalten wird,
    wobei
    die Managementdaten Bezeichnungsinformationen enthalten, die, während ein Video in einem Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos in einer speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, einen Wiedergabestil eines Videos in dem anderen Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos bezeichnen, und
    die Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung konfiguriert ist, die mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten und die Managementdaten von dem Aufzeichnungsmedium auszulesen und die Videos der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten in dem Wiedergabestil in Übereinstimmung mit den in den Managementdaten enthaltenen Bezeichnungsinformationen zu kombinieren und das Wiedergabevideo des Wiedergabestils in der angegebenen speziellen Betriebsart auszugeben.
  2. System nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei
    das Aufzeichnungsmedium ferner ein Computerprogramm aufzeichnet, das, wenn es durch die Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung ausgeführt wird, der Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung ermöglicht, die Ausgabe des Wiedergabevideos in der angegebenen speziellen Betriebsart auszuführen.
  3. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  4. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  5. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  6. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmenformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  7. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos ein Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  8. System, das eine Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung und ein Aufzeichnungsmedium umfasst, wobei das Aufzeichnungsmedium mehrere Gruppen von darauf aufgezeichneten Videodaten besitzt, wobei die mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten betriebsfähig sind, durch die Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung wiedergegeben zu werden, so dass ein Wiedergabevideo durch Kombinieren von Videos der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat, das ein Bild-im-Bild-Format enthält, erhalten wird,
    wobei
    wenigstens eine der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten Bezeichnungsinformationen enthält, die, während ein Video in einem Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos in einer speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, einen Wiedergabestil eines Videos in dem anderen Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos bezeichnen, und
    die Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung konfiguriert ist, die mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten von dem Aufzeichnungsmedium auszulesen und die Videos der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten in dem Wiedergabestil in Übereinstimmung mit den in wenigstens einer der Gruppen von Videodaten enthaltenen Bezeichnungsinformationen zu kombinieren und das Wiedergabevideo des Wiedergabestils in der angegebenen speziellen Betriebsart auszugeben.
  9. System nach Anspruch 8,
    wobei
    das Aufzeichnungsmedium ferner ein Computerprogramm aufzeichnet, das, wenn es durch die Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung ausgeführt wird, der Videosynthetisierungsvorrichtung ermöglicht, die Ausgabe des Wiedergabevideos in der angegebenen speziellen Betriebsart auszuführen.
  10. System nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  11. System nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  12. System nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  13. System nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmenformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  14. System nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos ein Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmenanzeigeformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  15. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung zum Erzeugen von Videodaten, die verwendet werden, um ein Wiedergabevideo auszugeben, das durch Kombinieren von Videos von mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten erhalten wird, die umfasst:
    Bezeichnungsinformations-Schreibmittel zum Schreiben der Bezeichnungsinformationen, die einen Wiedergabestil des Wiedergabevideos bezeichnen, in wenigstens eine der mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten,
    wobei
    der Wiedergabestil einen Wiedergabestil in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat, das ein Bild-im-Bild-Format enthält, bezeichnet, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die, während ein Video in einem Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos in einer speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, den Wiedergabestil eines Videos in einem anderen Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos angeben.
  16. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung zum Erzeugen von Videodaten, die verwendet werden, um ein Wiedergabevideo auszugeben, das durch Kombinieren von Videos von mehreren Gruppen von Videodaten erhalten wird, die umfasst:
    Managementdatenerzeugungsmittel zum Erzeugen von Managementdaten, die die Videodaten betreffen; und
    Bezeichnungsinformations-Schreibmittel zum Schreiben der Bezeichnungsinformationen, die einen Wiedergabestil des Wiedergabevideos bezeichnen, in die durch die Managementdatenerzeugungsmittel erzeugten Managementdaten,
    wobei
    der Wiedergabestil einen Wiedergabestil in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat, das ein Bild-im-Bild-Format enthält, bezeichnet, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die, während ein Video in einem Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos in einer speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, den Wiedergabestil eines Videos in einem anderen Rahmen innerhalb des Wiedergabevideos angeben.
  17. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in einer speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  18. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  19. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format ist und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Bild-im-Bild-Format angeben, ob ein Video in einem Hauptrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in einem Unterrahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  20. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmenformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen angezeigt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
  21. Videodatenerzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, wobei ein Anzeigeformat des Wiedergabevideos in einem Doppelrahmen-Anzeigeformat ist, in dem zwei Videos einander nicht überdecken, und
    die Bezeichnungsinformationen Informationen sind, die in dem Doppelrahmenformat angeben, ob ein Video in einem Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird, während ein Video in dem anderen Rahmen in der speziellen Betriebsart abgespielt wird.
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